Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-12-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 262▼ 95 vs year ago 477 · −19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 48▼ 42 vs year ago 83 · −50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 11 vs year ago 12 · −91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.97/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$115.97
153 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527117.83621136
Medium and Large 2-3534101.0954017thin
One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale153 hd
115.97
—
KY average28 barns · 8,648 hd
123.18
−7.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70782.921,4158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54554.008341thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34048.8665514
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10947.675286thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,42565.009261thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341160.00/cwt160.00–160.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395134.00/cwt134.00–134.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410149.00/cwt149.00–149.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464147.18/cwt140.00–152.006839
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007362
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525121.02/cwt120.00–122.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567116.79/cwt109.00–125.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584133.22/cwt129.00–137.007789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587143.00/cwt143.00–143.008395
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628131.48/cwt127.00–133.0082612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674127.97/cwt125.00–129.008638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766122.00/cwt122.00–122.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,023106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,154100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1548
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255112.50/cwt112.50–112.502871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283126.19/cwt120.00–132.503572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303124.77/cwt122.50–127.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374128.65/cwt120.00–137.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438121.85/cwt119.00–124.0053416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453107.98/cwt105.00–111.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467120.60/cwt115.00–123.0056329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517120.14/cwt116.00–126.0062125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537104.34/cwt96.00–111.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570101.24/cwt94.00–105.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574118.28/cwt114.00–123.0067925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360081.00/cwt81.00–81.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623106.42/cwt100.00–111.0066312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660105.78/cwt95.00–110.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271097.96/cwt92.00–101.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379583.00/cwt83.00–83.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387085.00/cwt85.00–85.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275134.83/cwt130.00–139.003712
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335104.00/cwt104.00–104.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347150.00/cwt150.00–150.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380141.33/cwt139.00–147.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417141.24/cwt133.00–145.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467138.28/cwt126.00–144.0064620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495116.00/cwt116.00–116.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522124.00/cwt124.00–124.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531137.29/cwt125.00–143.0072910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570127.88/cwt125.00–134.0072910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579108.37/cwt100.00–116.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629113.62/cwt106.00–124.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.11/cwt102.00–120.0076012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705101.00/cwt98.00–104.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371582.00/cwt82.00–82.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283587.00/cwt87.00–87.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292597.00/cwt97.00–97.008972
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0511
Bulls——1,75480.02/cwt79.00–82.001,4044
Bulls——1,75888.75/cwt86.00–92.001,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06035.00/cwt35.00–35.003711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10449.51/cwt47.00–51.005474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17553.00/cwt53.00–53.006231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31654.99/cwt53.00–58.007244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31839.33/cwt35.00–43.005182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35848.17/cwt45.00–52.006548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54554.00/cwt54.00–54.008341
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288560.00/cwt60.00–60.005311

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.